Masterclass 2013

Higgs Discovery Masterclass: March 9 2013

This is a one day (9:00am~4:30pm on March 9 2013) workshop to recruit high school teachers and students to use exercises based on real data from the Large Hadron Collider. The focus this year is the discovery of Higgs Boson detected by the ATLAS detector. Students work and interact with scientists in the Fermilab via remote conference system. More stories in Prospectives Apr 2013 issue.

The International Masterclasses and Higgs discovery masterclass information could be found in:

YouTube: Masterclass in Fermilab
the Higgs discovery using UW ATLAS Muon chambers. Click it!

UW team and the Z boson peak found in the data (Gordon Watts) - More pictures

More information about the event:

High school students may participate only under the supervision of their teachers.There is no cost for participation, however transportation to and from UW must be coordinated and/or funded by the participating school. There are bus routes that can drop groups off almost directly in front of the physics building.

Teachers and students will come to UW Physics, Room A108 in the Astronomy building on March 9 2013.

Bring a sack lunch. We may be able to provide pizza or drinks depending upon the numbers attending.
In the morning, we will do the masterclass together with UW scientists. Students will learn about particle physics experiments and event analysis.
In the afternoon, we will do a remote video conference meeting with other students in different countries to share results and discuss findings with other students as well as Fermilab physicists.

Teachers will receive a 2 hour orientation on Feb 23 2013.

Orientation Page
Masterclass 2013 resources
Pizza will be available and web conferencing may also be possible. The teacher orientation is critical and ensures that teachers are familiar with the materials. This will enable students to have some basic understanding of the masterclass before March 9. It also ensures that the students will have enough information so that they can be active participants during the workshop.
Teachers will be asked to introduce the students to the masterclass by using QuarkNet developed resources.

Scheduel QuarkNet2013.pdf ATLASAnalysis2013.pdf

http://quarknet.us/library/index.php/Schedules_2013

http://quarknet.us/library/index.php/Classroom_2013

 A mentor or teacher should give the analyis prep presentation before students go after the date. The updated version is at http://quarknet.us/library/upload/1/13/ATLASAnalysis2013_v1.ppt

Data measurement and discussion
- Download HYPATIA and student data sets, access OPlot, and find the Indico page for your masterclass at http://quarknet.us/library/index.php/ATLAS_Combination_of_Results_2013.
- Note: Access to data and OPlot requires login...
   o Login name: ippog
   o Password: mc13 
- Be sure to reserve at least 30 minutes after students make their mesurements for the mentor discussion of results 
   o This is the main physics discussion for the students
   o It is more important than any pair of students analyzing all 50 events
   o It must be concluded before you login to the videoconference

Videoconference
- Instructions: http://quarknet.us/library/index.php/Videoconference_2013
   o If using a Polycom or equivalent device, pay special attention to instructions under the heading "Using an H.323 (Polycom or equivalent) device"
   o Please note that this procedure is very different from last year
- You MUST pass a 2013 Vidyo test using the same location and equipment that you will use on the masterclass day
   o A separate e-mail will go out soon to institutes that have not yet met this requirement.

Participant Schools

Holy Names Academy - Barbara Martin (BMartin@holynames-sea.org)
Ballard High School - Eric Muhs (ecmuhs@seattleschools.org)

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